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Geotechnical Safety Network

Geotechnical Safety Network. GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board). First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct 18-19 2007. GEOSNET GENERAL MEETING & GIFU 2009. ALL ARE WELCOME CHAIR: KK PHOON

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Geotechnical Safety Network

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  1. Geotechnical Safety Network GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct 18-19 2007

  2. GEOSNET GENERAL MEETING & GIFU 2009 ALL ARE WELCOME CHAIR: KK PHOON CO-CHAIR: Y HONJO DATE: 19 Oct 2007 TIME: 1730-1830 VENUE: Room 301

  3. WHAT IS GEOSNET? To promote, coordinate, and support activities relating to geotechnical safety http://geosnet.geoengineer.org

  4. TERMS OF REFERENCE • Expand the base of participation in industry and government agencies • Raise awareness in practice/education and to expedite transfer of knowledge between research and practice/ education • Promote sharing of information on development of geotechnical design codes between countries • Promote liaison with related committees within and without the geotechnical engineering community (TC23; TC32; GI-RAM; JCSS; ETC)

  5. TERMS OF REFERENCE • Promote research and practice on assurance of geotechnical safety to keep pace with advancements in numerical methods, risk management methods, materials/equipment, and construction methods • Stimulate more discussions on safety issues in complex projects at design, construction, maintenance, and other stages • Encourage engineers to embrace uncertainties and risks more explicitly and more systematically in practice and education

  6. GEOSNet BOARD (2007-2009) CHAIR: KK PHOON, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE CO-CHAIR: Y HONJO, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN MEMBERS: D BECKER, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, CANADA CT CHIN, MOH & ASSOCIATES, TAIWAN (PAST CHAIR) M FABER, ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND K HORIKOSHI, TAISEI CORPORATION, JAPAN HW HUANG, TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA

  7. GEOSNet SECRETARIAT(2007-2009) CH WANG, TAIWAN CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY

  8. TASK GROUPS • TG1: CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION • ORGANIZATION OF ISGSR COORDINATOR: Y HONJO/T HARA • TG2: DESIGN CODES IN ASIA • PROMOTE/HARMONIZE CODE ACTIVITIES IN ASIA COORDINATOR: Y HONJO • TG3: RELIABILITY BENCHMARKING • ESTABLISH BENCHMARK PROBLEMS FOR VALIDATION/TUTORIAL COORDINATOR: JY CHING • TG4: DESIGN CODE UPDATES • ANNUAL (?) UPDATES ON DESIGN CODE DEVELOPMENTS WORLDWIDE

  9. BECOMING A MEMBER • ALL ISGSR 2007 DELEGATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN AS MEMBERS • APPLICATION FORM PROVIDED IN CONFEFRENCE BAG/DOWNLOAD FROM WEBSITE

  10. BECOMING A MEMBER • DELEGATES CAN PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY AS: • TASK GROUP COORDINATORS • TASK GROUP MEMBERS • INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS WELCOME

  11. COMING NEXT … IS-GIFU 2009

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